[aquila48]

I’ve lived in California for 50 years. Starting from May to October we don’t get a drop of rain. Everything turns tinder dry, so any fire however it starts has free rain until it is put out.

It’s been like that pretty much forever around here.

I believe my lying eyes.

[fireman15]

A friend of mine ran an online business where he stocked and sold expensive bicycle parts. He decided to move from the city to out in the country in Idaho. He was able get a good enough Internet connection and ship from his home there with no delay to his customers. Unfortunately, his home and business were destroyed by a forest fire a couple years after he relocated. I have a cousin who lost his home and business the same way in a different fire.

It is great to live out in the country in wooded areas but there are severe risks involved if it is an area that dries out seasonally. My grandson has been working wildland fires for a couple of years now. He has seen a lot of devastation in just the past two years.